Diesel Bikes, Abandoned Ships And UFOs In This Week's Beyond Cars Roundup
Diesel-powered motorcycles never really took off, for about one thousand reasons that make them worse than gas or electric bikes, but when have you ever cared about a vehicle being bad? You’re on Jalopnik after all, where we adore the absolute worst pieces of garbage ever set loose on the American roads. You’re a…
Toyota Trucks, Crypto Bros And A Jaguar F-Type In This Week's Car Buying Roundup
The price tag on today’s Nice Price or No Dice Jaguar is as suspicious as the extremely brief description in the ad. Let’s see if we can make whiskers or tails of this confounding cat. - Rob Emslie Read More
Weekend Car Culture Roundup April 27, 2024
Good morning! It’s Monday, April 22, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. - Andy Kalmowitz Read More
Weekend News Roundup April 27, 2024
Things are not going well at Tesla right now. The stock is down more than $100 per share year-to-date, as many as 20,000 people are set to lose their jobs, the Cybertruck keeps breaking, operating profit is expected to be down 40 percent when it’s announced later today and the $25,000 electric vehicle that Tesla has…
Fred Beans Buys 4 Dealerships From Rosenthal Automotive Organization
Fred Beans Automotive Group has acquired four Abington, Pennsylvania dealerships, as well as a collision center from Rosenthal Automotive Organization. According to Automotive News, the dealerships Fred Beans bought include Acura, Honda, Hyundai and Mazda of Abington, with the collision center located in Fred Beans’s…
Buick Teases Expansion Of Electra EV Sub-Brand With Two New Concepts
Buick is big in China. Buyers there see the brand as aspirational, something akin to Lexus. While the brand sells just four vehicles — each one of them a crossover — here in the U.S, Buick’s Chinese lineup has 12 models. There’s everything ranging from compact sedans to luxurious vans. The brand also has an EV…
Here's How GM Was Able To Spy On The Driving Habits Of Millions Of Its Customers [Update]
We’ve previously reported on how General Motors has been collecting and selling the data of millions of drivers to the insurance industry, but now it seems the New York Times reporter who first broke the story also got caught up in this spying. This happened to her and her husband in their 2023 Chevy Bolt even though…
Make The Scuderia Ferrari Drivers LiveStream The Race From Their Co-Branded Meta RayBans
Scuderia Ferrari, the undisputed kings of merchandise in the Formula 1 paddock, have partnered with RayBan sunglasses and Mark Zuck’s Meta to deliver a limited-edition branded pair of “Meta Wayfarer Scuderia Ferrari Miami LTD” smart sunglasses. The smart glasses in regular black have been available for a few years…
Watch A Normie Spend 30 Minutes Losing His Mind Over New Car Trends
If you’re looking to learn something new, it’s usually a good idea to go to an expert on the subject. They’ve studied it for years, know the ins and outs and can explain it in a way that you’ll understand. For example, this video from an optical engineer explaining how to see better while driving at night.…
For A Third Of Americans, A Simple Car Repair Could Mean Financial Ruin
About a third of American households, according to a survey from the Federal Reserve, don’t have $500 in their savings accounts. Because we live in a car-centric society, having your car unexpectedly break down could cause massive financial hardship. If a car in one of these households needs repairs, and there isn’t…
Stellantis CEO Thinks EV Mandates Will 'Kill' Industry
Jurisdictions around the world are imposing EV mandates, regulating ICE vehicles out of production and sale. This is probably a necessary step to prevent us all from drowning in our homes, but the folks who sell ICE vehicles aren’t happy about it. Case in point: Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares, speaking to a group of UK…
Here’s How Much Severance Laid Off Tesla Workers Are Getting
Tesla cut 10 percent of its workforce a few weeks ago, and now we’re getting a better look at what sort of severance package its recently laid-off workers are getting. CEO Elon Musk sent an email to impacted employees late at night on April 14 letting them know they were immediately terminated and cut out of Tesla’s…
Mario Kart Ride-On Racer Recalled For Unintended Acceleration After 15 Crashes
Tesla was recently forced to recall every Cybertruck it’s ever built — all 3,878 of them — because the cover on the accelerator pedal could come loose, causing unintended acceleration. As it turns out, though, you don’t even need to be old enough to get your driver’s license to deal with unintended acceleration…
Fisker Claims 4 Automakers Are In Talks To Buy Out The Struggling EV Startup
We learned last month that despite Fisker beginning production on its Ocean SUV, the startup automaker lost nearly half a billion dollars last year and desperately needed a bailout. Nissan was reportedly in negotiations to give Fisker $400 million, but that apparently fell through, so it looked like bankruptcy was the…
Maybe Don't Buy This 'Former Government Vehicle' From 1940s Germany
Cars don’t deserve a bad rap just because their owners were shitty, but as humans we can’t help but assign significance to objects via their owners. Take this very brief ad for a 1940 Mercedes-Benz Grosser 770 Open Touring Car. It’s an incredible piece of history, but considering its Nazi roots, it might be better…
RFK/Trump Car Won't Be Allowed To Race At The Indy 500
America’s premier open wheel series has rejected one team’s bid to run a bizarre joint Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Donald J. Trump livery for the biggest race on the calendar next month, according to reports from Racer. In case you’re living under a rock, 2024 is an election year, and the series has made the decision…
Texas-Sized Thunderstorm Derails Train With 80-MPH Winds
Severe thunderstorms swept across West Texas on Tuesday, toppling over a whole train’s worth of cargo containers. While hail is always ready to cause damage, the high winds were an even more potent threat. The storms derailed a Union Pacific freight train in Trent, Texas, a small town about 24 miles west of Abilene.…
It's Been 20 Years Since NASA Drew A Penis On Mars
There are some anniversaries that are worth celebrating, and the “platinum anniversary” of a Martian dick is definitely one of them. Way back in 2004, when I was still a high-school junior, the scientists at NASA in charge of the Spirit rover were doing pretty much the same thing I was; scribblin’ dicks on shit. My…
